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Gainsborough’s House

The life and art of celebrated artist Thomas Gainsborough

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Gainsborough’s House explores the life and art of Thomas Gainsborough. One of the greatest artists of his age, he is renowned throughout the world for his portrait and landscape paintings.

Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) was born in Sudbury. He lived here until around 1740 when, as a young teenager, he was sent to London to pursue a career as an artist. He returned to Sudbury in the spring of 1749 until 1752 when he painted his celebrated ‘Mr and Mrs Andrews’.

In 1958 Gainsborough’s House Society was formed to purchase the house and establish it as a centre for Thomas Gainsborough. The museum opened to the public in 1961 and continues to share the life and work of Thomas Gainsborough today. In 2019, the Gainsborough’s House Society received an investment of £10m to upgrade and ‘revive the artist’s birthplace’. On 21 November 2022, the museum re-opened to the public after a transformational refurbishment. The museum is the international centre for Thomas Gainsborough and is now the largest gallery in Suffolk.

Visitors can view the family house, the new gallery spaces, examples of Gainsborough’s work, alongside specialist exhibitions and the famed crinkle-crankle walled garden with Mulberry Tree dating to the early 1600s. The space also has a cafe and gift shop for visitors.

For additional information about admission, opening hours, access, facilities and learning opportunities, please visit the museum’s website

Photographs credit: © Hufton + Crow

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Gainsborough’s House
46 Gainsborough Street
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 2EU

T: 01787 372958
E: mail@gainsborough.org
W: www.gainsborough.org/

 

 

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Gainsborough and the Legacy of Landscape: Masterpieces from Woburn Abbey

Temporary exhibition
When: March 11, 2023 to June 11, 2023 Venue: Gainsborough’s House Cost: Adult tickets: Full admission £15.90, Exhibition only £9.05 Suitable for: All ages
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Anna Hennings: Artist in Residence exhibition

Art inspired by the redevelopment project
When: March 11, 2023 to June 11, 2023 Venue: Gainsborough’s House Cost: Adult tickets: Full admission £15.90, Exhibition only £9.05 Suitable for: All ages
Exhibition
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Striking Editions: Lithographs from 1970–2000

Temporary exhibition
When: March 11, 2023 to June 11, 2023 Venue: Gainsborough’s House Cost: Adult tickets: Full admission £15.90, House & Galleries only admission £11.35 Suitable for: All ages
Exhibition
More info called Striking Editions: Lithographs from 1970–2000

Gainsborough’s House due to reopen on 21 November

The redeveloped Museum and Galleries are due to open to the public on Monday 21 November. This follows a multi-million-pound project to restore Gainsborough’s historic house and build new art galleries in a brand-new building at the back of the… Continue reading Gainsborough’s House due to reopen on 21 November

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Contact: Jayne Austin,
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T: 01473 265008
E: museums@suffolk.gov.uk

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